292 Miss G. Ricardo on Five new 



Scione claripennisj ? , sp. n. 



This species is allied to S. macuUpejinis, Schiner [Dichia 

 macuUpennis)^ but differs in having clear wings, cross-veins 

 not shadowed, and no spots. 



Brown. Face brown, greyish on the lower part near 

 mouth and at the sides, with brown pubescence. Antennai 

 brown, the basal half of the third joint bright red, the first 

 two joints with long brown hairs. Forehead fawn-coloured, 

 with a large, almost square, dark brown spot, not reaching 

 the sides ; a central dark line extends from it to the ocelli- 

 gerous tubercle, which is also brown, as is the pubescence on 

 the forehead. Palpi red, the two joints about equal in length, 

 the second curved and tapering. Beard white. Eyes 

 hairy. Thorax with three grey stripes ; the side ones do not 

 reach the border, but join the central stripe; at about half 

 their length a branch stripe begins, which is extended to the 

 shoulders ; pubescence on dorsum and sides brown, yellowish- 

 white tufts at base of wings ; breast-sides brown, with tufts 

 of white and brown hairs. Scutellum brown, grey in the 

 middle and on the margin, with wiiite hairs in the centre and 

 brown ones on the margin. Abdomen brown, with tufts of 

 white hairs on the posterior borders of segments in centre, 

 forming an irregular stripe ; the first three segments are 

 yellowish, with dark markings, the posterior borders of the 

 following dark brown segments are lighter in colour ; the 

 pubescence consists of black hairs, except on the posterior 

 border of second segment, where they are white ; the sides of 

 segments 2, 3, 4, 5 have white hairs ; underside of abdomen 

 yellow, with dark markings and bands of yellow on the 

 posterior borders, the last segments almost wholly black. 

 Legs black, knees yellow, the basal half of the anterior and 

 middle tibiee brown, coxas and femora clothed with long 

 black hairs. Wings hyaline ; at the base and on the fore 

 border, extending also to the cross-veins of the basal cells, is 

 a slight yellowish tinge. 



Length 10^ millim. 



Type ( ? ) , Peru ( Callanga) . 



Pangonia, Latr. 



Erephrosis niger^ $ ^ sp. n. 



Black. Antennae black, the third joint dull red, with black 

 segmentations, first and second joints with black hairs. 

 PaJpi and face black, the latter with the second joint longer 



